Short-term radioprotection by limiting injection of FL cells
No. of cells injected/mouse
.
No. of mice surviving until week 4 after transplantation
.
TGF-β1+/+
.
TGF-β1−/−
.
10 × 106
5/5
3/5
5 × 106
5/5
2/5
1 × 106
4/5
0/5
0.5 × 106
3/5
0/5
No. of cells injected/mouse
.
No. of mice surviving until week 4 after transplantation
.
TGF-β1+/+
.
TGF-β1−/−
.
10 × 106
5/5
3/5
5 × 106
5/5
2/5
1 × 106
4/5
0/5
0.5 × 106
3/5
0/5
Freshly isolated total FL cells were engrafted to lethally irradiated recipient mice at the concentrations indicated. Values represent the number of living mice, 4 weeks after transplantation, of 5 animals injected per cell dose and per genotype.